Vapor-treatment apparatus



Jan. 1, 1924 T 1,479,365

T T. BUCK v VAPOR, TREATMENT APPARATUS Filed Sept. 4, 1923 2Sheets-Sheet 1 2 Ban wanker,

VT. BUCK VAPOR TREATMENT APPARATUS Jan. 1,1924

2 Shets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 4, 1923 Patented Jan. 1, 1924.

THOMAS BUCK, 0F CASPER, WYOMING.

VAPOR-TREATMENT APPARATUS.

Application filedSeptember 4, 1923. Serial No. 680,827.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS BUCK, a citizenof the United States, residing at Casper, in the county of Natrona andState of Wyoming, have invented a new and useful Vapor-TreatmentApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for use in generating medicatedvapor and utilizing it in the treatment of persons having variousailments.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide an apparatus of thischaracter which, when not in use, can be stored compactly in a case ofsuch size as to be convenient to carry.

Another object is to provide apparatus that can be readily set up foruse and which, when thus arranged, includes a hood or enclosure forreceiving the entire body of a patient or a portion of the body to betreated, there being means for supplying medicated vapor to the saidhood or enclosure.

With the foregoing andother objects in view which will appear. as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without, departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device set up for use, a part of theclosure being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates thebody portion of a casing to one end of which is hingedly connected acover 2 which, when in use,

covers the body as shown by broken lines in Fig. 2.

When the casing is opened, however, this cover can be extended away fromthe end of the body 1 as shown in Fig. 1.

Pivotally mounted within the body 1 close to one side thereof is acrooked upper end 3 of a leg 4. Two of these logs are provided and whenin their upper positions, straddle the upper edge of one wall of theupwardly and laterally and then downwardly into the body 1 of the caseas shown. by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Pivotally connected to the body 1 close to the opposite wall thereof areL-shaped strips 5, which, when extended from the body 1, rest on theupper edge of the adja-' cent wall thereof and are held against movementrelative to the body by any suitable means, such as pins 6, insertedtransversely through the strips and into the end walls of the body 1. Tothe outer ends of each 5 is secured one end of an L-shaped plate 7, thepoint. of connection being indicated at 8. Side strips 9 are pivotallyconnected to the angle portion of each of the plates 7 as shown at 10and additional sides 11 are pivotally connected to the upper end of thestrips 9 as shown at 12. .Pins 13 are insertible transversely throughthe several parts close to the pivots 8, 10 and 12 for the purpose ofpreventing these parts from swinging relative to each other about theirpivots. The pins can be removed, however, when it is desired to fold thestructure. When these pins are moved it will be apparent that the strip11 will be folded beside strip 9, strip 9 will then be folded beside theplate 7, and all of said strips then folded to one side of strip '5 andsubseqyiliently swung into position in the body 1 as s own by dottedlines.

Two of the strips 5 are provided and members 7, 9 and 11 are alsoprovided, it being understood that the 11 are connected by an integraltop bar14: as shown in Fig. 1.

A hanger 15 having supporting hooks 16 extending from the cross bar 14and secured to and extending from this hanger is a hood or enclosure 17of any suitable material provided in one wall close, to the top thereofwith a slot 18. A portion of this hook orenclosure 17 can be transparentas shown at 19 and said hood or enclosure preferably is of such lengthas to extend through or adjacent the surface on which the structure ismounted. A frame made up of the parts 7, 9 and 11 is sufiiciently highto enable a hood or enclosure to be used that is sufliciently long tohold a person.

of the strips upper supports Supported under the hangers and within theupper portion of the hood or container 17 is a nozzle 20 the bottom orsmall end of which opens into one end of a flexible tube 21 whichextends through one wall of the hood or container 17 and thencedownwardly through the dome 22 of a generator 23 which generatorincludes a burner 24 above which is supported a boiler 25 from which thedome 22 extends. A filling opening is provided in the top of the boilerand is normally closed by a cap 26. This gen erator is positioned withinthe body 1 and is fixedly connected thereto in any manner desired.

When the structure is not in use the va rious parts are folded inthebody 1 as described and indicated by dotted lines and the flexiblehood or enclosure 17 and the tube 21 which have been removed from thecross bar 14:, are al o folded in place in the body. The cover 2 canthen be closed as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and the entirestructure carried from place to place.

When it is desired to set up the apparatus for use the casing is openedand the legs 1 are moved to the position shown by full lines in Figs. 1and 2. The connected parts 5, 7, 9 and 11, are swung to positionsindicated in Fig. 2 and fastened by means of pins 13. The hood orenclosure 17 is then suspended from the bar 14 and medicated liquid isplaced in the generator 23. The fuel which can be alcohol or any othersuit able material is ignited at the burner 2e and the steam asgenerated will flow from the dome 22 through tube 21 to the nozzle 20from which it will be discharged into the upper portion of the hood orenclosure 17. A. person can be seated within the enclosure with the headextending through the slit 18 or if desired, the patient can be locatedoutside of the hood or enclosure with the head extended through the slitinto the enclosure. Thus it will be seen that various medicated liquidtreatments can be given by means of this apparatus and such treatmentswill be inexpensive because the use of large expensive apparatus is notnecessary. Instead the compact apparatus described can be convenientlycarried from place to place and set up for use.

What is claimed is V 1. A vapor treatment apparatus including a portablecasing, a foldable frame adapted to be carried within the casing, meansfor holding the frame in set up position outside the casing to supportsaid casing at one side, legs movably connected to the casing forsupporting the opposite side thereof, a vapor generator within thecasing, a flexible enclosure detachably supported by the frame andfoldable into the casing, and means for conveying vapor from thegenerator into the enclosure.

2. Vapor treatment apparatus including a portable casing, a foldableframe normally housed therein, said frame being adapted to be set upoutside the casing, means for holding the members of the frame againstrelative movement when set up, a hanger detachably supported by theframe, a flexible enclosure connected to and extended from the hanger,said enclosure being foldable for insertion into the casing, there beingan opening in one wall of the enclosure, a vapor generator within thecasing, and means for conducting vapor fromthe generator into the upperportion of the enclosure.

3. Vapor treatment apparatus including a portable casing, a foldableframe normally housed therein, said frame being adapted to be set upoutside the casing, means for holding the members of the frame againstrelative movement when set up, a hangerdetachably supported by theframe, a flexible en closure connected to and extended from the hanger,said enclosure being foldable for insertion into the casing, there beinan open ing in one wall of. the enclosure, a vapor. generator within thecasing, and means for conducting vapor from the. generator into theupper portion of the enclosure, said means including a flexible tube anda nozzle in the tube and supported within the enclosure.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedby signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS BUGS.

Witnesses CHRIS. WALKER, GLAms Moonnve.

